Judith McDonnell

Dr. Judy McDonnellDr. Judith McDonnell
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology

Jmcdonne@bryant.edu 
Suite C Room 219
(401) 232-6389

Welcome to the site for Judy McDonnell! Judy has been on the Bryant Faculty in Sociology since 1989. Judy received her B.A. at Cornell University in 1978, her M.A., 1984, and Ph. D, 1990, in Sociology, from Brown University.

Judy teaches a variety of Sociology courses at Bryant, including:
   
      SOC352: Sociology of Gender, Illness and Health
           with Service Learning Option (SOC352SL)
      SOC360: Sociology of Sport (new ’07)    
           with Service Learning Option (SOC360SL)
      SOC453: Race and Ethnicity    
      SOC454: Social Theory and Social Inequality: The Study of Isms and Phobias

Research & Interests

Judy’s research includes many conference presentations and publications. Her research has covered a wide variety of issues, including Section 8 and Public Housing, Fair Share Housing, Rap Music, and Guns and Violence, with each focusing on the study of inequality. Her recent research, with colleague Cileine de Lourenço, is an exploration of identity negotiation among Brazilian immigrant women living and working in the Boston, MA area.

Judy’s conference presentations last year included:

  • Invited presentation in October 2006, on “Racial and ethnic identity among Brazilian immigrant women” at the Rhode Island College Inaugural Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies Center Conference.
  • August 2006: Montreal Quebec, American Sociological Association, presentation “Brazilian Immigrant Women and the Moving Target of Latina Identity”
  • March 2006: St. Juan Puerto Rico, with Cileine de Lourenço, Latin American Studies Association, “Brazilian Immigrant Women: The Cultural Logic of Hybridity”

Awards & Honors

  • 2006: Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
  • 2005-2006: Bryant Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
  • 2005-2006: Bryant University Faculty Federation Distinguished Faculty Award
  • 2002: Bryant University National Alumni Council Distinguished Faculty Award
  • 2001-2002: Advisor of the Year Award, Bryant Pride
  • 1995: Outstanding Teaching Award in Liberal Arts